An as-cast high-entropy alloy with remarkable mechanical properties strengthened by nanometer precipitates

Nanoscale ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 3965-3976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Qin ◽  
Ruirun Chen ◽  
Peter K. Liaw ◽  
Yanfei Gao ◽  
Liang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
High Strength ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Good Ductility ◽  
Treatment Processes

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) with good ductility and high strength are usually prepared by a combination of forging and heat-treatment processes.

Researches on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Extruded Mg-Zn-Zr-Y Alloy

2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 715-717
Author(s):  
Jian Peng ◽  
Rong Shen Liu ◽  
Ding Fei Zhang ◽  
Cheng Meng Song
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Aging Treatment ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Medium Strength ◽  
Microstructures And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Extruded Products

The microstructures and mechanical properties of Mg-Zn-Zr-Y alloy extruded bar with different heat treatment processes were investigated, including solution treatments of 400 oC, 450 oC and 500 oC for 3 hours followed by 170 oC×24h aging treatment, and solely aging treatments of 160 oC, 180 oC for 24hours without solution after extruding. By comparing the grain size, strength and elongation of the samples, the heat treatment processes for extruded products with high strength and with medium strength were recommended.

scholarly journals From High-Manganese Steels to Advanced High-Entropy Alloys

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Haase ◽  
Luis Antonio Barrales-Mora
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Structural Material ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
High Manganese ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Design Concepts ◽  
Physical Mechanisms ◽  
High Manganese Steels ◽  
Manganese Steels

Arguably, steels are the most important structural material, even to this day. Numerous design concepts have been developed to create and/or tailor new steels suited to the most varied applications. High-manganese steels (HMnS) stand out for their excellent mechanical properties and their capacity to make use of a variety of physical mechanisms to tailor their microstructure, and thus their properties. With this in mind, in this contribution, we explore the possibility of extending the alloy design concepts that haven been used successfully in HMnS to the recently introduced high-entropy alloys (HEA). To this aim, one HMnS steel and the classical HEA Cantor alloy were subjected to cold rolling and heat treatment. The evolution of the microstructure and texture during the processing of the alloys and the resulting properties were characterized and studied. Based on these results, the physical mechanisms active in the investigated HMnS and HEA were identified and discussed. The results evidenced a substantial transferability of the design concepts and more importantly, they hint at a larger potential for microstructure and property tailoring in the HEA.

scholarly journals Effect of Heat Treatment and Titanium Addition on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cast Fe31Mn28 Ni15Al24.5Tix High-Entropy Alloys

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shimaa El-Hadad ◽  
Mervat Ibrahim ◽  
Mohamed Mourad
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Treatment Time ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
High Hardness ◽  
Lamellar Spacing ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
Titanium Addition ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Ti Content

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are multiprincipal element alloys with controllable properties. Studying the mechanical properties of these alloys and relating them to their microstructures is of interest. In the current investigation, Fe31Mn28 Ni15Al24.5Tix high-entropy alloys with Ti content (0–3 wt.%) were prepared by casting in an induction furnace. Different heat treatments were applied, and the microstructure and hardness of the cast samples were studied. It was observed that addition of up to 3.0 wt.% Ti significantly increases the hardness of the alloy from 300 to 500 (Hv) by the combined effect of solid solution strengthening and via decreasing lamellar spacing. Heat treatment at 900°C for 10 h enhanced the hardness at lower Ti percentages (0.0–0.8 wt.%) by decreasing the lamellar spacing, while no change was observed at higher Ti content. It was also observed that extending the treatment time to 20 h affected negatively the hardness of the alloy. Concluding, HEAs can achieve high hardness using low-cost principle elements with minor alloying additives compared to the other traditional alloys.

scholarly journals Effect of Mo Addition on The Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of CoCuFeNi High Entropy Alloy

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1017
Author(s):  
Yang Shao ◽  
Huan Ma ◽  
Yibing Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Solution Structure ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Atomic Ratio ◽  
Vacuum Arc ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Mo Content

In order to reveal the effect of Mo addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties, (CoCuFeNi)100-xMox (x = 0, 10, 15, 19, and 25, x values in atomic ratio) high entropy alloys were prepared by vacuum arc-melting. The results showed that with Mo addition, the μ phase formed and serious separation occurred in the high entropy alloys. The content of μ phase increased with the increase in Mo content. The microstructure of the alloys changed from an initial single-phase face-center-cubic (FCC) solid solution structure (x = 0) to a hypoeutectic microstructure (x = 15), then to a full eutectic microstructure (x = 19), and finally to a hypereutectic microstructure (x = 25). Coherent interface between μ phase and FCC phase was observed. The (CoCuFeNi)81Mo19 alloy with fully eutectic microstructures exhibited the highest yield strength of 557 MPa and fracture strength of 767 MPa in tensile tests at room temperature. The fracture surface revealed that the formation of great amounts of the μ phase resulted in the loss of ductility of (CoCuFeNi)100-xMox alloys.

scholarly journals Effect of Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Large Deformation High Entropy Alloy CoCrCuFeNi in Semi-solid Isothermal Heat Treatment

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lajie WANG ◽  
Jiao XIONG ◽  
Jun LIU ◽  
X J YANG
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Cold Rolling ◽  
Liquid Fraction ◽  
Grain Morphology ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
Isothermal Heat Treatment ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Semi Solid

The semi-solid slurries of the CoCrCuFeNi high entropy alloy (HEA) were fabricated through the recrystallization and partial melting (RAP) process by cold-rolling and partial remelting. The temperature range of the semi-solid region and the relationship between the liquid fraction and the temperature were determined by the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curve. The effect of isothermal temperature and holding time on the evolution of the microstructure and mechanical properties of the rolled samples was analyzed. The results show that the microstructure was significantly deformed, and the tensile strength has been increased by 107% after 63% rolling deformation of the CoCrCuFeNi high entropy alloy (HEA). The high-entropy alloy after cold rolling was maintained at 1150 and 1300 ° C for 20, 30, 60, and 120 minutes respectively, the plasticity has been improved compared with the rolled high entropy alloy. The optimal plasticity was reached 13.7% and 7.9% at 1150 ℃ and 1300℃ for 30 minutes, respectively. After semi-solid isothermal heat treatment, the grain morphology changed from dendritic of as-cast or rolled to spherulite and the grain size increased significantly with time and the holding temperature increased.

scholarly journals The Assessment of Selected Properties of Welded Joints in High-Strength Steels

2020 ◽  
pp. 73-79
Author(s):  
Lechosław Tuz
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Welded Joints ◽  
Heat Input ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
High Strength Steels ◽  
High Strength ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Welding Processes

The use of technologically advanced structural materials entails the necessity of adjusting typical welding processes to special requirements resulting from the limited weldability of certain material groups. Difficulties obtaining high-quality joints may be the consequence of deteriorated mechanical properties and structural changes in materials (beyond requirements of related standards). One of the aforementioned materials is steel characterised by a guaranteed yield point of 1300 MPa, where high strength is obtained through the addition of slight amounts of carbide-forming elements and the application of complex heat treatment processes. A heat input during welding may worsen the aforesaid properties not only in the weld but also in the adjacent material. The tests discussed in the article revealed that the crucial area was that heated below a temperature of 600°C, where the hardness of the material decreased from approximately 520 HV to 330 HV.

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of FeNiCrCuAl High Entropy Alloys

2014 ◽  
Vol 1036 ◽  
pp. 101-105
Author(s):  
Gheorghe Buluc ◽  
Iulia Florea ◽  
Oana Bălţătescu ◽  
Costel Roman ◽  
Ioan Carcea
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Solid Solution ◽  
High Hardness ◽  
High Strength ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
Engineering Applications ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Good Thermal Stability ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Wide Range

This paper presents the microstructure and the mechanical properties of FeNiCrCuAl high entropy alloys. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the annealed FeNiCrCuAl high entropy alloys were investigated using scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. High entropy alloys have been known as a new type of materials and have been defined as having five or more principal elements, each one having a concentration between 5 and 35 at.%. Previous researches show that HEAs can be processed to form simple solid solution structures instead of intermetallics and other complicated compounds. This phenomenon is commonly attributed to the high configurational entropy in the solid solution state of HEAs. Furthermore, HEAs have also exhibited interesting properties such as high hardness and high strength, good thermal stability outstanding wear and oxidation resistance which offer great potential for engineering applications. The HEA systems explored in the past decade show that metallic elements are the most commonly used, e.g. Al, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu,Ti, etc. A wide range of HEAs exhibit high hardness, high strength, distinctive electrical and magnetic properties, high-temperature softening resistance, as well as favorable combination of compression strength and ductility. This combination of properties and the particular structures of HEAs are attractive for a number of potential engineering applications.

Tailoring Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of AlCoCrFeNiTi0.3 High-Entropy Alloys by Heat Treatment

2013 ◽  
Vol 745-746 ◽  
pp. 768-774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Wei Qiao ◽  
Y.F. Wang ◽  
R.Q. Wang ◽  
J.Y. Shi ◽  
S.B. Sang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
Static Compression ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Bcc Structure ◽  
Microstructures And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Quasi Static Compression

The microstructures and mechanical properties of AlCoCrFeNi0.3 high-entropy alloys (HEAs) are tailored through heat treatment. During heat treatment, the dendrite phase with a body-centered-cubic (bcc) structure transformed into the interdendrite phase with a bcc structure. Due to the element accumulation with higher hardness in the interdendrites and the increase of volume fraction of interdendrites, the average hardness of AlCoCrFeNi0.3 HEAs increased with the heat-treatment temperature, and the highest hardness was 625 HV. After 500 heat treatment, the optimized mechanical properties under quasi-static compression were achieved, and the yielding strength and fracture plasticity were 2.30 GPa and 9 %, respectively. Upon dynamic loading, the mechanical properties of HEAs were greatly enhanced.

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